diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/poll/questions/answers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/poll/questions/answers_controller.rb
index 1d4dd4982..77e48e46e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/poll/questions/answers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/poll/questions/answers_controller.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ class Admin::Poll::Questions::AnswersController < Admin::Poll::BaseController
   include DocumentAttributes
 
   load_and_authorize_resource :question, class: "::Poll::Question"
-  load_resource class: "::Poll::Question::Answer",
-                through: :question,
-                through_association: :question_answers,
-                except: :documents
+  load_and_authorize_resource class: "::Poll::Question::Answer",
+                              through: :question,
+                              through_association: :question_answers,
+                              except: :documents
 
   def new
   end
diff --git a/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb b/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
index 9647f970f..4fb5474cf 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ module Abilities
       can [:create, :destroy], ::Poll::OfficerAssignment
       can [:read, :create, :update], Poll::Question
       can :destroy, Poll::Question
+      can :manage, Poll::Question::Answer
 
       can :manage, SiteCustomization::Page
       can :manage, SiteCustomization::Image
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
index 424638a1b..71a12ad71 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ describe Abilities::Administrator do
   it { should be_able_to(:create, Poll::Question) }
   it { should be_able_to(:update, Poll::Question) }
 
+  it { should be_able_to(:manage, Poll::Question::Answer) }
+
   it { is_expected.to be_able_to :manage, Dashboard::AdministratorTask }
   it { is_expected.to be_able_to :manage, dashboard_administrator_task }